Lectures/Literary
Follow the Yellowstone Trail Through Washington State with Teresa André, storyteller
Walla Walla Public Library 238 E. Alder, Walla Walla, United StatesJoin us at the Walla Walla Public Library Saturday, April 5 at 10:30 am for a presentation of "Follow the Yellowstone Trail Through Washington State" with Teresa André, storyteller. This event is free and open to the public. Learn more about the Yellowstone Trail and André's work on the Teresa André website; find a full […]
Follow the Yellowstone Trail Through Washington State
Walla Walla Public Library 238 E. Alder, Walla Walla, United StatesJoin us at the Walla Walla Public Library Saturday, April 5 at 10:30 am for a presentation of "Follow the Yellowstone Trail Through Washington State" with Teresa André, storyteller. Travel the Yellowstone Trail through Washington’s villages, towns and cities along the “good road” from Plymouth, MA to Seattle, WA. Explore tales from Spokane, Kennewick’s “Green […]
Scarecrow Academy Presents Visions of America on Film
Year Seven of Scarecrow Academy presents "Visions of America on Film," an ambitious ten-week online discussion series built around buoyant and bracing cinematic views of America. Each week we'll consider how some of the greatest filmmakers have pictured the US of A, through a variety of genres and eras. Discussions are led by National Society […]
Public Anthropology Talk
Kimball Theatre in Hunter Conservatory 324 Boyer Ave, Walla Walla, WA, United StatesHomelessness and Nonrecreational Camping on National Forests and Grasslands in the United States Lee Cerveny (PHD) Research Social Scientist, US Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station Open and Free to the Public
Natural Histories: Using Genomics to Understand Life’s Diversity
Maxey Auditorium - Whitman CollegeProf. Katie Wagner ('04), of the University of Wyoming, will present the 2024-25 Rempel Lecture in Biology, featuring her research on how species evolve and adapt. Dr. Wagner's work has been featured on NPR's Science Friday and the Washington Post, and she was awarded the Dobzhansky Prize from the Society for the Study of Evolution […]
Comekala and Ranald MacDonald: Making Pacific Worlds Through Indigenous Exploration
WSU Terrell Library Atrium 140 Glenn Terrell Mall, Pullman, WA, United StatesThis presentation examines how Comekala, a Mowachaht from Vancouver Island, and Ranald MacDonald, a Chinook from the Columbia River, shaped history through their explorations of the Pacific during the long nineteenth century. Separately, their ocean-spanning mobilities exemplify their efforts at shaping Indigenous futures while bringing the people and places of the Pacific Ocean into world […]
Conservation Talk Series: “Watershed Stewardship: Pullman’s Stormwater and Riparian Resources”
Join us on Thursday, April 130th at 6:00 pm via Zoom for the final installment of our Conservation Talk Series for this season! We will be joined by Justin Cohee, the Stormwater Services Manager for the City of Pullman for an in-depth look at Pullman’s stormwater system and water quality, focusing on the emerging trends […]
Solito: A Conversation with Javier Zamora
Maxey Auditorium - Whitman CollegeA moderated conversation with poet and writer Javier Zamora on his acclaimed memoir Solito and the immigrant experience. The event will be followed by a book signing.
Hosokawa Journalism Lecture
Whitman College - Reid Center - Young Ballroom 280 Boyer Avenue, Walla Walla, WA, United StatesThe annual Hosokawa Journalism Lecture takes place in conjunction with the Student Journalism Awards. This year's speaker will be Versha Sharma, editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue, where she leads a team of editors, reporters, social media managers, video producers and more in covering all things fashion, politics, culture and identity for young audiences. Since joining in […]
The Longest War
East Benton County Historical Society Museum 205 Keewaydin Drive, Kennewick, WA, United StatesGale Metcalf will address the events that led American into the Vietnam War on the 50th anniversary of the Fall of Saigon to communist North Vietnam.
